Game industry veterans Greg Costikyan and Johnny Wilson announced today that they are joining forces to launch Manifesto Games, a new venture to build a strong and viable independent game industry. Its site will offer independently-developed games for sale via direct download–a single place where fans of offbeat and niche games can find "the best of the rest," the games that the retail channel doesn’t think worth carrying. Three types of games will be offered: truly independent, original content from creators without publisher funding; the best PC games from smaller PC game publishers, including games in existing genres like wargames, … Continue reading Manifesto Games Founded→
What is your PQ? Gamers all over the world will be asking that question very soon as D3Publisher of America, Inc. (D3PA), a publisher and developer of interactive entertainment software, today announced their first release for the PSP (PlayStationPortable) system, PQ: Practical Intelligence Quotient. A 3D puzzle game that tests players problem solving skills, PQ uses the PSP system’s Infrastructure Mode and allows players to post their PQ score on the worldwide ranking site to see how they rank against other players around the world. "Our first title for the PSP system had to be one that would not only … Continue reading PSP Puzzle (IQ) Game Ships→
Publisher and developer Paradox Interactive announced today that their next PC strategy game, DIPLOMACY, has gone gold and will be shipping to retail stores across North America on October 4, 2005. The rest of Europe will follow later in October and November. The suggested retail price is $39.99 and has been rated: E for Everyone (North America); 6 years (Germany, Austria, Switzerland); and +3 years (rest of Europe). DIPLOMACY, which is under license from the Hasbro Properties Group, the intellectual property development arm of Hasbro, Inc. (NYSE: HAS), is a world where empires rise and fall at a word and … Continue reading Diplomacy Goes Gold→
Today Ubisoft, one of the world's largest video game publishers, announced that Far Cry Instincts has shipped exclusively for the Xbox video game system and entertainment system from Microsoft. Developed by Ubisoft's Montreal Studio, Far Cry Instincts is a technically advanced gaming experience built from the ground up using the kind of cutting-edge technology that Far Cry fans will recognize from the award-winning PC title. Far Cry Instincts has an ESRB rating of "M" for Mature and a MSRP of $49.99. "The launch of Far Cry Instincts kicks off what we believe will be one of the best new franchises … Continue reading Far Cry Instincts Invades Xbox→
Second Life Residents today announced the first annual Second Life Community Convention (SLCC), to take place at New York Law School October 8th and 9th, immediately following the NYLS’s 3rd Annual State of Play conference. Completely conceived of and organized by Second Life Residents, the SLCC brings together over 150 participants from all over the world to New York City for a day and a half of presentations, demos and conversation about the future of Second Life and the Metaverse – the emerging 3-D World Wide Web. See the full convention site at http://slconvention.com. ‘It’s entirely appropriate that Second Life … Continue reading Second Life Holding Convention→
In a move that will add even greater authenticity to the best-selling Call of Duty brand, Activision, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) announced today that it has signed a deal with the Military Channel to produce a series of historical vignettes that will be featured in the company’s upcoming World War II-themed games Call of Duty 2 and Call of Duty 2: Big Red One. As a part of the agreement, the Military Channel will also air a half-hour special on The Big Red One, America’s most decorated fighting unit, and the making of the highly anticipated first-person-action game, Call of Duty … Continue reading Military Channel Teams With Call of Duty→
Consumers can now take on the role of Marvel's Spider-Man, the world's most famous Super Hero, and his arch-nemesis Venom with the release of Activision, Inc.'s (Nasdaq: ATVI) newest entry in the Spider-Man video game franchise – Ultimate Spider-Man. Set in a massive free roaming New York City environment, console gamers are propelled into a virtual comic book world through interactive motion graphics panels and 3D Comic Inking Technologyâ„¢ that bring to life an original storyline written and illustrated by the creative team behind Marvel's best-selling "Ultimate Spider-Man" series. Ultimate Spider-Man is available for the PlayStation2 computer entertainment system, the … Continue reading Ultimate Spider-Man Launches→
Gearbox Software, L.L.C. and Epic Games announced today that they have entered into an a long-term agreement that will see Epic’s Unreal Engine 3 technology be the exclusive technology Gearbox uses for next-generation console and PC games for Gearbox-owned intellectual properties. Gearbox has previously licensed the Unreal Engine for the hugely successful Brothers In Arms Road to Hill 30, and upcoming sequel, Brothers In Arms Earned in Blood, on PC, Xbox and PlayStation2. Along with other original, unannounced next generation Gearbox titles, Unreal Engine 3 will power Brothers in Arms 3 (which Sony announced at the Tokyo Game Show is … Continue reading Unreal Engine 3 Licensed To Gearbox→
Sugar Games announces today the unveiling of Rainbow Web. From the never-never land of fairies and elves comes the legend about the Rainbow kingdom. Many peoples lived happy lives there, until the evil haze shadowed the idyllic world. Spider, a wicked and mighty wizard, cast a spell on the land and its citizens and spun a web around the kingdom. Poor fairy creatures are waiting for the hero, someone like you, who could break the spell and bring peace to the Rainbow kingdom. To do this, you must pull letters out of the web to restore a real name of … Continue reading Sugar Games Releases Rainbow Web→
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